Word: pedro
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Pedro Blanquier, economist and engineer, had never held public office in Chile (with the exception of a brief term as director of the State railroads) until fortnight ago when he became Premier. Last week Pedro Blanquier was back in private life. Eight days of Pedro were apparently enough for Chile's wily Dictator, swart President Carlos Ibanez...
...Times were bad in Chile last week. The Government was in grave financial difficulties, a committee of British and U. S. bankers was expected to reorganize once more the country's finances. Santiago teemed with discontent. In Buenos Aires the Argentine police had raided the rooms of one Pedro Leon Ugalde, who narrowly failed to bring off a Chilean revolution at Conception several months ago. As a matter of courtesy they announced publicly that Senor Ugalde was about to embark on another revolution which looked highly promising...
Canny Ibanez sidestepped. For the first time since he took office a Chilean Cabinet formed last week by someone other than Carlos Ibanez himself, took charge of the departments of government. The new premier, Pedro Blanquier, chose his Cabinet from the majority civilian parties. Although a member of the Radical party, he is known as being independent and fearless...
...Pedro Blanquier, engineer and economist, has never held a political post in Chile before with the exception of a short period when he was director of the Chilean State railroads. His first move last week was to issue a statement through Minister of the Interior, Esteban Montero...
...Spain's Ambassador to the Holy See asked Pope Pius XI last week to recall Pedro Cardinal Segura y Saenz, Primate of Spain, from Spain...